Recovering overwritten file

Hi there.
So... I'm feeling pretty stupid right now .
I was working in TextEdit (Snow Leopard) and saved my work to a .docx file. Since I had to repeat some of the things in that same paper, instead of starting a new one I just erased and did the other one right there.
Now the really stupid thing. When I'm finished with this one I press CMD + S. *Facepalm*
I didn't do a Time Machine or manual backup in between, so that isn't an option. Searched the Internet and a bit in Finder (looking for an older version of the file maybe?) and nothing.

Any ideas? Other than doing the whole thing again...

Thanks in advance!

 

Depends how long ago it was.... and how much you can undo... if you were on Lion it would have versions and you wouldn't have a problem.

If you hadn't done much, you can copy and paste the new one into a different window, then try to do undo a bunch and see if you can get all the way back.. its unlikely.. if you've done to much, or if you closed out TextEdit.

 

Thanks for your answer. I didn't try that. If it ever happens again, I will (hopefully I won't have to).
Yes, Lion has versions. Sure wish I had that feature at that precise moment. Or at least something like a temp file.
Anyway, I've since re-written the thing. Took me a lot less than I thought it would.
Once again, thanks!